Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presidentialness

/ˌpɹɛzɪˈdɛnt͡ʃəlnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pres-i-den-tial-ness
IPA: /ˌpɹɛzɪˈdɛnt͡ʃəlnɪs/

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being presidential; suitability for the presidency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For Carter, who during the primaries had emerged from the oblivion of "Jimmy who?", the debates offered a challenge as well as an opportunity — to convince voters that his "presidentialness" was better than the incumbent's."
"Likewise, Perot continued to work on the miscellaneous goal of proving his own presidentialness via use of statistics and common sense."
"Some scholars also suggest that debates activate the electorate, make it easier for candidates to be held accountable on their campaigns, increase the public's acceptance of the candidates, give voters a chance to test the "presidentialness" of the candidates under pressure, […]"

Etymology

From presidential + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: presidential

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹɛzɪˈdɛnt͡ʃəlnɪs/
British English: /ˌpɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəlnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce presidentialness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɛzɪˈdɛnt͡ʃəlnɪs/.
What does presidentialness mean?: The quality of being presidential; suitability for the presidency.
Where does presidentialness come from?: From presidential + -ness.

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